Photographic-printing frame.



J. H. PARFITT.

PHOTOGRAPHIG PRINTINGTRAMB.

APPLICATION FILED JUNBG, 1913.

1 1 01,468. Patented June 23, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

I PHOTOGRAPHIG PRINTING FRAME. APPLICATION FILED JUNBG, 1913.

1,101,468. Patented June 23, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

' UNITED STATESI PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES H. PARFITT, or TIGERTON, wscoNsIN.

. v PHOTOGRAPHIC-PRINTING- To all rwhom 'it may concern Be it known thatI,""`JAMiis H. PAiiriTT, a citizen of the United States, and residing atTigerto'n, in the county of Shawano and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented a new and useful Photographic-Printing Frame,

Iof which the following is a. specification.

.My invention relates to a printing device to be operated by manuallabor, and its object is, to facilitate the labor to such an extentthata single person can operate it .and print a larger number of pictures ina given time, than can be printed upon the frames in general use, and itconsists of a base or back foundation board having an opening throughit, through which.light ca n pass, and adapted to be secured to the sidec asings of a window in a room, and to which the printing mechanism issecured, such mechanism consisting of a sliding shutter, normally closedover the light receiving opening in the back board, arranged to beopened by the downward pressure of the foot of the operator upon atreadle, a negative and card holding frame secured to the base 0r backpiece between ther'shutter and printer, and a platen secured to a leverwhich is hinged to the upper edge of the printing frame to be operatedby the printer as the cards to be printed are placed by said printerover the negative to be printed from, a slide being arranged forreceiving the cards as they are released from pressure of the platenagainst the card, and a boi: into which the cards are directed by the.slide.

My invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, in whiclnl Figure 1is a plan of the printing frame base or back board, with the printingframe removed. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through the parts shown inFig. V.1 below the line a, a, of said figure. Fig. 3 is a plan of theshutter showing its rear side. Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse sectionof Figs. 1 and 2 midway their ends upon the line thereof, the lightexcludingshutter being omitted. Fig. 5 is a plan of the rear s ide ofthe negative holding and card receiving frame with its springs. Fig. 6is a central horizontal section of Fig; 5 upon the line y, y, of Fig. 5.Fig. 7 is a vertical section upon the line b, Zi, of Fig. 11, of thenegative and card holding and printing frame. Fig. 8 is a plan of asupplemental plate holder and card or film sup orter. Fig. 9 is a sideelevation of the printing frame secured in po- Speeieation of LettersPatent. p Patented June 23, 1914 animation mea June e, 1913. smal No.772,169.

sition across a window, and showing its foot operating treadle Vandprinted card chute -and receiving box. Fig. 10 is a plan of the insideframe member, shown in Fig. 5, showing its front face with a negativeholder and card supporter, bolted in position thereon. Fig. 11 is across section of Fig. 'upon the line c, c, thereof.

Similar numerals and letters indicate like parts in the several views.

1, indicates a window side casing in a room; 2, the window sill; 3, thesash; f1, the glass, 5, is the base or back board of the printing frame,adapted to be secured in position across the -window with screws 6,through suitable holes therein, said piece 5, having an opening 7, forthe passage of light from the window.

A printing frame holder is secured to the piece 5 with screws 8,consisting of a board 9, provided with an opening l0, and end and sidepieces 11, which space the board 9 from the board 5, those at the sideedges being rabbeted and forming grooves 12, within which a shutter 13,is fitted to slide for opening or closing the opening 10, the shutterbeing kept closed normally by means of coiled springs 14, which connectthe shutter with the end pieces 11 by screws 1 4. The shutter isprovided with a cord 15, which is secured to the shutter in a suitablemanner,

as by the loop 16, the cord being carried over a pulley 17, which ismounted to revolve within a bracket 18, and extended K downward to nearthe floor where it is connected to a treadle 19, the treadle beinghinged to a block 20, which is adapted to be screwed down upon thefloor. The treadle being arranged in position under the window for itseasy operation by the foot of the printer. a slight downward pressurethereon will act to open vthe shutter and it can be kept open loiigassaid pressure is maintained. 4

A negative and ,'card holder frame is cured in position ver the shutteropening 10, and consists oiptwo distinct frame memw bers, 21 and 22,both being rectangular, the

outer frame member being provided around its inside with shoulder 23,upon lwhich the member 22 is supported, and being also provided withbuttoiis or clips 24, and the frame member 2Q, isprovidedupon each endpiece with a .leaf spring 25, pivotally and loosely mounted upon pins orscrews 26, the ends of the springs being adapted in length to be swungunder the projecting part of the buttons 24, and thereby detachablyholding the two members together. The frame member 22, is rovided withan opening 27, the surrounding walls of which are beveled outwardlytoward the light receivin openings 7 and 10. This inner framemem crcan'be quickly removed and another with a different sized opening 27,inserted, by swinging the ends of the leaf springs from under the.buttons first, and then returning them to that place after another framemember has been inserted. These two viframe members when assembledtogether, are secured to the board 9 by bolts 28, having each two nuts,29 and 30, spaced apart, a socket 31,'being cut in the rear face of themember 21 for receiving the nut 29. Upon. the upper and outer edge ofthemember 2l, a cap piece 32 is secure extending forward from the outsideface of-lilling pieces 32', at top and bottom of said member the majorportion of an inch. Hinged to this cap piece by hinge 32h, a hand lever33 is arranged, having secured thereto by means of acentrally arrangedboltl 34, a platen 35, provided .with

dowels 36for holding the platen square with the lever, and that otherswith like positioned dowelsmay be substituted for this particular size.Y

To the front face of the member 22, a

- negative holder 37, is secured by bolts and thumb nuts 38, thenegative 39, beingl clamped between the piece 37 and outside face of themember 22. The outside face of the member 22, being plain, the negativecan be adjusted in a vertical or horizontal direction, so that thepict'ure to be printed will be transferred to the card to be printed ina position upon the cards that the taste of the printer requires. Thecards to be printed, (indicated in dotted lines inside of the platen37,) are placed one at a time with an end a ainst the shoulder 40, ofthe piece shoulder and between the 37 and t eir lower edge restin uponthe upper edge of said piece at the Ieit of said laten and negative,when the printer, ta ing hold of the handle of the lever 33, presses theplaten toward the negative, and at the same time presses downward withthe foot upon vthe ltreadle which 'pulls'l the shutter open and admitsthe light to the negative for the i length of time required. As thecards are printed, theyrwill, uplon the loosenin l up of the platen,drop om the edge o the piece 37 tothe slide 42, and then vto the 0X 43.The frame 22 beingl held Within'.

the frame member 21, between the shoulder 23 and buttons 24, by' means:ofthe two springs 25, the pressure of the platen against the card, actsupon said s rings in such a manner that whatever the t ickness, (withinreasonable limits), of the negativeI and wird to be printed, 4the platenwill be pressed the member 22, and is casings t `e kni Ain-said backboard; spac nboard- 'and' being "provided vrith.

evenly over its entire surface against the card.

In making kodak work and printing from films, a clear glass plate isused instead of a negative plate, and a. different holder is requiredfrom the piece 37. This is shown in Fig. 8, and consists of a piece 44,to be secured to the member 22, with the same bolts and thumb nuts 38,as 37 is, and which is for holding the clear glass plate againstprovided with an L shaped piece 45, which 1s connected thereto by spring'clips 46, the piece 45 being adapted forholding a film between it andthe glass plate. The clips are permanently secured to the piece 45 withscrews or nails 47, and are loosely connected to the piece 44, withround or vother shaped thumb nuts 48, the spring of the clips ermittingthe piece 45 to be sprung away rom the glass plate for the insertion ofa film.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is,--

1. A photographic printing apparatus, comprising a base or back boardaving a light admitting opening intermediate its ends and adapted tobesecured to the opposite side casings of a window, a second board of lesslength than said back board, spaced from and secured thereto, andprovided with a light admitting opening similar to and arranged oppositethe light opening in said back board, rabbeted spacing blocks at theopposite side edges of said second named board spacing it from said backboard, and forming grooves between said spacing blocks and thesecond-named board, a shutter arranged to slide across the windowlongitudinally of said board in said grooves, springs connecting saidshutter and a fixed part near one end of said second named boar andarranged to normally hold the shutter closed over the light admittingopening in said second named board, a pulley arranged at the oppositeend of said second named board from said spring fastening end, a treadlearranged m a suitable position for being l said pulley and connectingsaid trea le and shutter.

2. In a-printing apparatus having a base or back board provided with alight admit# ting o ening intermediate its ends and adapte to besecured'to theopposite side o eningl similarvto and Jarran dop site of awindow', and a second board of a'less length than said 4black boardsecuredlthereto, and provided with a light admitting from I ashuttfenqrrang'edvforsldmgffbetween said two boards across theliyghtopening in said named-bpard an v-noprxxiall'y covering said opening, andmeans for openin said shutter by the action of the toot of t e operator,the combination of a photographic printing frame, provided with anopenin for the passage of light, centrally thereot, means for securingsaidprinting frame to said second named board with their light entering`openings opposite each other, said frame consisting of two rectan ularmembers, one within the other, an the inner one of less thickness thanthe outer one, a shoulder around the inside edges of the outer framemember adapted to support the inner member thereon, buttons, secured attwo points upon the outer face of the larger frame members longer twoside frame pieces, a leaf spring arranged along each of the shorter ofthe side frame pieces ofthe smaller member and pivotally connectedthereto midway its ends and said ends being adapted to be swung undersaid buttons upon the outer member for detachably connecting said twoframe members, said inner frame member having its outer face plain andarranged in a vertical position and adapted to have .sa negative securedin position over the' opening therein, a negative holder and card gageconsisting of a piece having a square upper edge for the major portionof its length, an upstanding shoulder at one end of said square edge,bolts and suitable nuts arranged in position for clamping said piece tothe outer face of said inner member with a negative between itand saidouter face, said square upper face serving as a support for a card inprinting it.

S3. In a photographic print-ing apparatus, consisting of a base or backboard provided with a light admitting opening intermediate its endsadapted to be secured to the opposite side casings of a window, and-asecond board of a less length than said back board secured thereto andprovided with a light admitting opening similar to and arranged oppositethe light admitting opening in said back board, spaced from said backhoard and being provided with a shutter arranged for sliding between thetwo boards over the opening in said second named board and normallycovering said opening, and means for opening said shutter by the actionof the foot of the operator, a printing frame provided with an openingfor the passage ot' light centrally thereof, secured in position acrosssaid second named board with their light admitting openings oppositeeach other, said printing frame consisting of two members, the inner oneadapted to have secured to its outer face over its light admittingopening a negative, and having a resilient movement transversely of saidframe within the outer member, a lever vertically arranged and hinged atits upper end to the upper edge of said printing fra-me, midway itsends` a platen secured to said lever in a position centrally of thelight admitting opening` in said printing frame, means for securing anegative against the inner member of said printing frame and over thecentral opening therein, a suitable support tor a card to be printed, asuitable receptacle for the printed cards below said printing frame andmeans for directing the cards as they fall from said support after beingprinted, into said receptacle.

4. A photographic printing frame adapted to be secured in positionacross a window where means .is provided for controlling the admissionof light t0 said frame, consisting of the frame members 2l and 22, thelatter being provided with springs for permitting a transverse movementthereof With,-A in the former` and being provided'with a light admittingopening centrally arranged through the latter, a negative holder adaptedto clamp a negative against the outer `face of the opening, a leverhinged at its upper end to the upper edge of the member Q1, a platendetachably secured to said lever between it and the outer face of themember 22, opposite its light admitting opening, said negative holderbeing adapted to receive and support a card to be printed upon a portionot its upper edge.

5. ln a photographic printing apparatus, in combination with a memberadapted to have the part to be printed from secured against a lightadmitting opening therein, a holder for said part, adapted to beconnected to said light opening member, consisting of the pieces 44 and45, the latter L shaped and connected to the part 44 with' spring clips46', by means of screws or nails, 4T, and detachabl)7 secured to thepiece 44 by means of bolts and round or other shaped thumb nuts 48.

JAMES H. PARFITT.

litnesses (l1-ms., A. LEHMAN, -lcz (d. BIRKI-IOLZ.

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